A&M's #1 tennis player Jerry Makowski made it all the way through the qualifier to get into the main draw of the ATP challenger this week in the Bronx. He beat a guy that's been ranked as high as 134 in the world by a score of 0 and 4. Congrats and goodluck to him.

http://www.atptennis.atponline.net/en/tournaments/challenger/

Thanks for the update. Good job.

Good information. Thanks for the update.

To get into the main draw of an ATP Challenger is very impressive. Generally most players are top 200 in the world.

i dont know a lot about tennis in general, but can someone explain to me how they rate you in relation to the rest of the world??? is there some kind of fancy tennis brain that takes them all and looks at all sorts of accomplishments or whatnot???

Yeah he lost today in the first round of main draw, 2-6,6-2,6-1. Still he took a set off of David Sherwood, currently ranked 179. Not too shabby!

For AgSoccer2007:
There are a bunch of different ranking systems. For instance, there's one run by the US Tennis Association that ranks all juniors (18 yr or younger). There's a college ranking that covers all American colleges. Professional men's tennis is run by the ATP, tennis' equivalent of the NFL or NBA except its recognized across the globe. The ATP's ranking takes into account all pro tournaments, from the US Open and Wimbledon, on down to smaller tournaments like the one Jerry was in. You could think of these "Challenger" tournaments as similar to triple A ball in baseball. None of the very best players ever enter, but great players in the 100's trying to break through to the big time are common. Hope that was semi-clear.